Transport in Jamaica

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Railways: See main article Railways of Jamaica
total: 370 km
standard gauge: 370 km 1.435meter gauge. Of these, 207 km belong to the Jamaica Railway Corporation in common carrier service but are no longer operational. The 163 km is privately owned and used to transport bauxite.

Highways:
total: 18,700 km.
paved: 13,100 km.
unpaved: 5,600 km (1997 est.).

Pipelines: petroleum products 10 km.

Ports and harbours: Alligator Pond, Discovery Bay, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel (Longswharf).

Lighthouses: See main article Lighthouses in Jamaica.
Onshore: 7.
Offshore: 2.

Merchant marine:
total: 1 ship (with a volume of 1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totalling 1,930 GRT/3,065 metric tons of deadweight (DWT).
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.).

Airports: 36 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 23 (1999 est.)

[edit] See also

Jamaica

[edit] Notes and References

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